Skip to content

Curry, Jason Smith lead elite tier

The Browns Board
23 11 1.8k
  • J JewDago wrote on last edited by
    #12

    both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

  • both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

    Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945 wrote on last edited by
    #13

    @jewdago said:

    both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

    You may be right. I feel in love with him at the senior bowl. I figure his short lateral quickness would be enough to play tackle in the 3-4.

    After watching Rogrs be so dominating, I couldn't get the thought of them being side by side out of my mind.

  • both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

    C CLEVELandMILIDH wrote on last edited by
    #14

    @jewdago said:

    both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

    Raji ran a 5.1 at the combine

    Corey Williams ran a 5.18

    Speed wouldn't be a factor

  • C calfoxwc wrote on last edited by
    #15

    I read where more than a few scouts say don't underestimate Raji's ability to play 3-4 DE, that he has surprisingly quick lateral movement

    for a big man.

    that, and the role of the front three is to occupy the oline, and the lb's play sideline to sideline, for the most part...

    that's as I understand it, which is probably baloney... GGG

  • @jewdago said:

    both rogers and raji are too slow to play 3-4. they have enough short-area quickness to deal with inside runs from the NT position, but we'd be dead if we had them on the field at the same time. teams would run sweeps to raji's end side and he wouldn't have the quickness speed to get to the edge and shut it down.

    Raji ran a 5.1 at the combine

    Corey Williams ran a 5.18

    Speed wouldn't be a factor

    J JewDago wrote on last edited by
    #16

    nmills said:

    Raji ran a 5.1 at the combine

    Corey Williams ran a 5.18

    Speed wouldn't be a factor

    i did not know that. it's interesting that williams' game speed seems quite different from his timed speed: EA saw it fit to give him a 70/88 speed/acceleration combo.

    if raji's versatile enough to play NT and DE, it'd be a great reason to bring him in. however, i still don't think he gets past the seahawks at four. they need a DT, and he's the best in the draft.

    either way, i'd be worried about his ability to get to the corner, and possibly about williams doing it, too. it could be possible that's one of the reasons he struggled last year.

  • nmills said:

    Pittsburgh at 32 and New England at 34 both play 3-4

    I meant the first four teams in the second round play a 4-3.

    The last few teams of the 1st round really do not have a need for a LB of Barwin's type. Or it's not as pressing of a need as other places for those last 4 or 5 of the first round.

    ? Aloysius wrote on last edited by
    #17

    oldcow1945 said:

    I meant the first four teams in the second round play a 4-3.

    The Patriots pick at #34; they have KC's 2nd round pick from the Cassel/Vrabel trade.

  • ? Aloysius wrote on last edited by
    #18

    If you saw Raji go through the bag drill at the Combine, you'd notice that he was a lot less fluid moving laterally than some of the smaller DT's. I don't think he'd be a good fit at DE, and he may not be a character fit if the rumors about his history of failing drug tests are true.

  • nmills said:

    Raji ran a 5.1 at the combine

    Corey Williams ran a 5.18

    Speed wouldn't be a factor

    i did not know that. it's interesting that williams' game speed seems quite different from his timed speed: EA saw it fit to give him a 70/88 speed/acceleration combo.

    if raji's versatile enough to play NT and DE, it'd be a great reason to bring him in. however, i still don't think he gets past the seahawks at four. they need a DT, and he's the best in the draft.

    either way, i'd be worried about his ability to get to the corner, and possibly about williams doing it, too. it could be possible that's one of the reasons he struggled last year.

    C CLEVELandMILIDH wrote on last edited by
    #19

    @jewdago said:

    i did not know that. it's interesting that williams' game speed seems quite different from his timed speed: EA saw it fit to give him a 70/88 speed/acceleration combo.

    if raji's versatile enough to play NT and DE, it'd be a great reason to bring him in. however, i still don't think he gets past the seahawks at four. they need a DT, and he's the best in the draft.

    either way, i'd be worried about his ability to get to the corner, and possibly about williams doing it, too. it could be possible that's one of the reasons he struggled last year.

    I think Williams suffered this year because he had Mcginest on his side. DE in a 3-4 is not a glory position, your not going to see him in the backfield all the time. Its his job to eat blockers and let Mcginest make plays, if they get a younger faster LB behind him you'll see a big improvement on his side.

  • ? Aloysius wrote on last edited by
    #20

    The Browns have scheduled a workout with Aaron Curry.

  • PlaygroundLegendP PlaygroundLegend wrote on last edited by
    #21

    Yeah, I agree.. I am stupified again for the fact that Jennings diddnt make round 2... actually I'm baffled. H would be an absolute steal in rounds 3-4. No matter what the competition he played against.

  • ThaakT Thaak wrote on last edited by
    #22

    It is looking like Detroit might actually take BJ Raji rather than Curry.

    If that is the case, and he makes it by KC... Curry might actually fall to the Browns.

  • It is looking like Detroit might actually take BJ Raji rather than Curry.

    If that is the case, and he makes it by KC... Curry might actually fall to the Browns.

    ? John McClane wrote on last edited by
    #23

    @thaak said:

    It is looking like Detroit might actually take BJ Raji rather than Curry.

    If that is the case, and he makes it by KC... Curry might actually fall to the Browns.

    How is KC's offensive line? If they just traded for Cassell wouldn't it make sense to get someone to protect him? Maybe they will take Smith instead of Curry.